How To Repair Roof Ridge Shingles

Lay a three tab shingle on a cutting surface with the backside facing up.

How to repair roof ridge shingles.

Starting at the top of the space between the first two. The shingle should be in the center of the ridge. Two simple cuts create three pieces that can be used to finish the shingle project. A bracket that bridges the ridge of the roof.

Once you get all of the shingles and ridges pried off you will want to take the rag and clean around the area that you just worked on. The ridge cap the course of shingles on the very ridge of the roof can be made from available 3 tab shingles. Step 2 remove broken roof ridge. You can use the pry bar or the pry side of the hammer to pry off the old ridges.

Because ridge cap shingles cover the peak of the roof where two angles meet they play a critical role in keeping rain and melting snow from leaking into the house. Use the claw of a hammer to loosen the adhesive under the tabs 2 rows above the damaged shingles and then loosen any exposed nails with the claw. Line up the edges with the chalk line and secure with 2 roof nails right above the adhesive line on the shingle tab. You need to protect the roof from further damage by way of the compromised shingle.

A bad storm has damaged a shingle on your roof. In order to replace damaged roof shingles you need to remove the damaged shingle install the new one and seal the edges. Create the ridge cap shingles you need to complete the repair. Start at one of the eaves of the ridge and wrap a shingle around the ridge of the roof.

Step 5 install roof ridge shingles. Make sure that you get all of the damaged shingles off as well as the surrounding ones.